Amina

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Amina
ʾĀmina آمنة
ʾAmīna أمينة
Pronunciationآمنة (ʾĀmina): Arabic: [ˈʔaː.mi.na]
أمينة (ʾAmīna): Arabic: [ʔa.ˈmiː.na]
GenderFemale
Origin
Word/nameArabic
Meaningآمنة (ʾĀmina): safe one, protected
أمينة (ʾAmīna): devoted, honest, straightforward, trusty, worth of belief (believable), loyal, faithful, obedient of Iman
Other names
Related namesAminah, Aminat, Aminas, Aminna, Amiina, Amine, Aminka, Aminke, Amines, Aminei, Aminata, Amiwata

Amina (or Aminah) is the loose transcription of two different Arabic female given names:

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Women named Āmina

Women named Amīna

Aminah

Amena

Ameena

Ameenah

Amineh

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